To succeed
in network marketing, it is vital that you have a great sponsor. When you joined your program, hopefully you
did lots of research to learn what team you wanted to join. Many people in the industry quit due to a
lack of support and training from their sponsors. More often than not, I believe it is the team
member, not the sponsor’s fault.
However, there are poor sponsors.
I have worked with them myself.
If you are
currently seeking a new business opportunity, before joining any organization,
perform research on potential sponsors.
I know that some team leaders dislike when prospects are “sponsor
shopping.” It can be annoying, however, there is a difference between trying to
join the top team in the company and trying to find a patient, mentoring
sponsor. If the “chemistry” isn’t good
between you and a team member, you will not work well together.
When talking
to a prospective sponsor, you can ask them a few questions that should help you
determine whether you should join their team.
1. What kind of support do you offer new team
members?
2. Do you have successful team members now, or
did you with other companies?
3. How is your team different from others in
your company?
4. Do you host team training calls and/or offer
one-on-one training?
Some
companies place emphasis on the team leaders and ignore those who are not top
producers. I worked with a company like
that myself. The team leaders paid
attention to those who were doing really well, not those who actually needed
guidance and training.
The people
who get on the strong teams within a company are generally the most
successful. Without a sponsor with great
leadership skills, you likely will not receive the training and support you
need.
No team
leader wants someone to join their team who needs their hand held every step of
the way. However, there is a difference
between a free loader who is dragging the whole team down and someone who needs
guidance and a couple one-on-one training sessions to get their business up and
running.
As a team
leader, I know that you can lead a horse to water… At the same time, I know that I must give my
team all the tools they need to succeed; I must spend some one-on-one time with
them at the beginning and any time changes take place within the company; and
then I can leave it up to them to apply and put these tools and methods to good
use. It is the nature of the business
that not all team members will do well, and many will quit before ever putting
in any effort.
I openly
share what I have learned along the way, teach my team members the most
effective way to market our product, and help them to duplicate my recruiting methods.
What works
with one company may not necessarily work with another company. I have developed a system and methods that actually
work with our program, and I teach my downline how to replicate them. If I do my job well, those team members who
are truly determined to succeed will then teach these same methods to their own
teams to achieve even greater success for the team as a whole.
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